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Rescue phrases in Portuguese: for when you don't understand what they say

21 short phrases that save a conversation: ask them to slow down, repeat, write it down, wait. Each has a pronunciation guide, audio and a “Show to the other person” mode: the phrase full screen, for when you cannot say it. Everything is open, no sign-up.

Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Não falo bem português.
Now FAH-loo bayn poor-too-GESH.
I don't speak Portuguese well.
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
Fala inglês?
FAH-luh een-GLESH?
Do you speak English?
Um momento, por favor.
Oon moo-MAYN-too, poor fuh-VOR.
One moment, please.
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
O que quer dizer isto?
Oo k kehr dee-ZEHR EESH-too?
What does this mean?
Pode mostrar-me?
Pod moosh-TRAHRM?
Can you show me?
Obrigado!
Oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Bom fim de semana!
Bohn feen d sih-MAH-nuh!
Have a good weekend!
Até logo!
Uh-TEH LOH-goo!
See you later!
Adeus!
Uh-DEH-oosh!
Goodbye!
Até já!
Uh-TEH zhah!
See you in a moment!
De nada!
D NAH-duh!
You're welcome!
Não tem de quê!
Now tayn d keh!
Don't mention it!
Não faz mal.
Now fahzh mahl.
That's all right.
Sem problema.
Sayn proo-BLEH-muh.
No problem.
Não se preocupe.
Now s prih-oo-KOOP.
Don't worry.

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